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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

SHE MET HIM ONLINE. HE KIDNAPPED HER.


A jury convicted Rye Austin Lee Schaben, 41, of the armed kidnapping of a woman on West Briarwood Avenue in Littleton.

They had met online on May 14, 2024, and agreed to meet in person that night. Schaben abducted the woman and assaulted her in a park. The woman escaped and ran to a home for help.

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As officers searched the area for evidence, they located a single Broncos football glove," according to 18th Judicial District prosecutors. "While officers were still on-scene, dispatch advised that a man, later identified as Schaben, called police for a welfare check on himself.

"Schaben was in the backyard of a home that he did not reside at. In the backyard, officers located the second Bronco’s football glove.

"A photographic line-up was conducted and the victim positively identified Schaben as the man who attacked her. Investigators later learned Schaben was on parole at the time for a prior sex offense."

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